Miiverse has taken a step towards more traditional social networking features by adding the ability to post text messages to a generic “wall” or “feed” for friends and followers , instead of having to post directly to a game specific community. Time to follow some artists.

Nintendo has released an update to Miiverse today, which not only updates changes to the Code of Conduct but also the ability to attach tags such as “Question” and “Impressions” to your Miiverse posts.

Miiverse can now be accessed via computer or smartphone. Wii U’s social network has now launched on browsers in its beta phase to see what all your friends are up. The browser version allows users to view their Activity Feed, friends list, notifications and more but not make new posts and new accounts. To use […]

Nintendo has made a quiet announcement of changes to its MiiVerse terms of service. As reported by Aussie-Gamer, the service now disallows direct friend requests to or from users aged 12 or under. Younger players can still make friends by swapping Nintendo Network IDs, a move Nintendo says it hopes will “encourage younger users to […]

Miiverse isn’t a competitor to existing social networks but a place for gamers to share their experiences with those who understand them – and it’s going to be “huge” once it arrives on 3DS, according to Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata.

Wii U launched across America at the weekend, and a gamer has already found a rather significant security flaw in Nintendo’s MiiVerse service, giving him admin access to social post threads, and unearthing what was presumed to be threads dedicated to unannounced Wii U titles. Nintendo has since stepped in to claim the content was […]

Wii U’s social features – from the eShop and MiiVerse, to Network ID use and TVii – have been discussed in a new video that explains how it all works before the console launches in America this weekend. Check it all out for clarity below.

Wii U’s social messaging system Miiverse has been called the console’s “key differentiator”, and is the feature that sets it apart from other consoles. The Nintendo America head has also stressed that people will need to change their way of thinking to understand it.